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Ethics and Morality
Risk Domain
AI systems that fail to perform reliably or effectively under varying conditions, exposing them to errors and failures that can have significant consequences, especially in critical applications or areas that require moral reasoning.
"Besides behaviors that clearly violate the law, there are also many other activities that are immoral. This category focuses on morally related issues. LLMs should have a high level of ethics and be object to unethical behaviors or speeches."(p. 3)
Entity— Who or what caused the harm
Intent— Whether the harm was intentional or accidental
Timing— Whether the risk is pre- or post-deployment
Other risks from Zhang et al. (2023) (6)
Offensiveness
1.2 Exposure to toxic contentAI systemOtherPost-deployment
Unfairness and Bias
1.0 Discrimination & ToxicityAI systemOtherPost-deployment
Physical Health
3.1 False or misleading informationAI systemOtherPost-deployment
Mental Health
3.1 False or misleading informationAI systemOtherPost-deployment
Illegal Activities
4.3 Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulationAI systemOtherPost-deployment
Privacy and Property
2.0 Privacy & SecurityAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment